Percent of a Number

Percent of a Number
Introduction

Finding the percent of a number helps determine a part of a quantity based on a percent. This concept is widely used in everyday life, such as calculating discounts, tips, taxes, an...

Mia is saving money to buy a skateboard. The skateboard costs $120, and she has already saved 75% of that amount. Let’s find out how much she has saved.

A percent shows how many parts out of 100. So, 75% means 75 parts out of every 100 equal parts of the total.

One way to find the percent of a number is to write it as a fraction. Wr...